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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.

DEPARTMENT OF THE MAYOR.

Office, City Hall, second floor. [Stat. 1885, Chap. 266; Stat. 1895, Chap. 449; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 2.]

THOMAs N. HART, Mayor.
C. W. ERNST, Secretary. *
JAMES A. McKIBBEN, Assistant Secretary.
JOHN S. SHERBURNE, Assistant Secretary.

ASSESSING DEPARTMENT. Office, City Hall, first floor. [Stat. 1854, Chap. 448, § 37; 1884, Chap. 123; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 5.]

IBOARD OF ASSESSORS.

FRANK A. DREW, Chairman.
GEORGE A. COMINS, Secretary.

ASSESSORS. SAMUEL HICHBORN, EDWARD B. DAILY, JAMES BUCKNER. Terms end in 1904. FRANK A. DREW, .CHARLES E. FOLSOM. Terms end in 1903. JOHN H. DONOVAN, JOHN J. MURPHY, GEORGE A. COMINS. Terms end in 1902. JOHN M. MAGUIRE. Term ends in 1900. EDWARD T. KELLY, Clerk.

Three Assessors are appointed each year by the Mayor for a term of three years. The salary for the Chairman is $3,500, and for the eight other Assessors $3,000. o

The Assessors published annual tax-lists from 1822 to 1866. Since 1866 the records of the Department are almost entirely in manuscript, except the annual list of polls. Annual reports have been made since 1890.

NOTE. — Pub. Stat. refers to the Massachusetts Public Statutes of 1882. Stat., alone, to the annual Statutes or Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts; Rev. Ord., to the Revised Ordinances of 1898. The municipal year begins with the first Monday in January. The financial year begins with February 1. Corrections are made up to June 25, 1901.

ASSISTANTS,

[Stat. 1885, Chap. 266, § 2; Stat. 1894, Chap. 276; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 5, § 1.]

The First Assistants are appointed annually by the Assessors, subject to confirmation by the Mayor, one for each assessment district; onehalf must be from one of the two leading political parties. The Assessors and First Assistants organize as the Board of Assessors and Assistant Assessors, of which body the Secretary of the Board of Assessors is at present the Secretary. The First Assistants receive $7 each per day for street duty, and $350 each for office duty.

The Second Assistants are appointed annually in the same manner as the First Assistants, one for each assessment district; each Second Assistant being a resident of the ward that includes the assessment district for which he is appointed. Salary, $5 each per day.

The assessment districts, with First and Second Assistants assigned to each, are as follows:

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DISTRICT 1. The whole of ward 1 (East Boston). CHARLEs A. TILDEN, JOHN MARNO. DIST. 2. The whole of Ward 2 (East Boston), THoMAs O. McENANY, PAUL K. OLUFSON. DIST. 3. The whole of Ward 3 (Charlestown). BENJAMIN F. BowDITCH, CHARLES J. BRADLEY. DIST. 4. The whole of Ward 4 (Charlestown). DENNIS G. QUIRE, FRANK W. EASTER BROOK. DIST. 5. The whole of Ward 5 (Charlestown). JoBN J. TAGUE, LUCIAN J. PRIEST. DIST. 6. That part of Ward 6 lying northerly of a line beginning at the junction of Travers and Beverly streets; thence by the centre lines of Beverly, Cooper. Salem, Parmenter, Hanöver and Richmond streets, Atlantic and Eastern avenues, to the Harbor Commissioners’ line. MATTHEw BINNEY, jr., JAMEs McNULTY. DIST. 7. That part of Ward 6 lying southerly and easterly of a line beginning at the junction of School and Washington streets; thence through the centre lines of Washington, Hanover and Richmond streets, Atlantic and Eastern avenues, to the Harbor Commissioners' line. JOSEPH D. DILLWORTH, FRANK J. LEWIS. DIST. 8. That part of Ward 6 lying southerly and westerly of a line beginning at the junction of Travers and Beverly streets; thence by the centre lines of Beverly, Cooper, Salem, Parmenter, Hanover and Washington streets, to the boundary line of Ward 7. EDwARD R. SPINNEY, EDWARD A. ROGAN. DIST. 9. All that part of Ward 7 lying northerly and easterly of a line beginning at Broadway bridge; thence by the centre lines of Broadway extension, Albany, Kingston, Summer and Otis streets, Winthrop square and Devonshire street, to the boundary line of Ward 6. NATHAN P. RYDER, John J. McGRATH. DIST. 10. That part of Ward 7 lying northerly and westerly of a line beginning at the junction of Pleasant and Eliot streets; thence by the centre lines of Eliot, Kneeland, Harrison avenue, Beach, Kingston and Otis streets, Winthrop square and Devonshire street, to the boundary line of Ward 6. CHARLES B. HUNTING, ALEXANDER P. BROWN. DIST. 11. All that part of Ward 7 lying southerly of a line beginning at the junction of Pleasant and Eliot streets; thence by the centre lines of Eliot, Kneeland, Harrison avenue, Beach street to Albany street, thence by the centre line of Albany street to the boundary line of Ward 9. HENRY J. J.RELAND, HAROLD S. EAGLEs. DIST. 12. That part of Ward 8 lying northerly and easterly of a line beginning at Craigie's bridge; thence by the centre lines of Leverett, Green, Chambers and Cambridge streets, to the boundary line of Ward 6. GEORGE W. CARR, MICHAEL F. BARRY. DIST. 13. That part of Ward 8 lying southerly and westerly of a line beginning at Craigie's bridge; thence by the centre lines of Leverett, Green, Chambers and Cambridge streets, to the boundary line of Ward 6. THOMAS J. Dow D, SIMON GOLDBERG. DIST. 14. That part of Ward 9 lying north-easterly of a line beginning at the intersection of Tremont and Dwight streets, thence by the centre lines of Dwight, Groton, Washington, Dover and Fay streets, Harrison avenue, Bristol and Albany streets, to the boundary line of Ward 12. JOHN J. GARTLAND, JAMES F. MORGAN. DIST. 15. That part of Ward 9 lying south-westerly of a line beginning at the intersection of Tremont and Dwight streets, thence by the centre lines of Dwight, Groton, Washington, Dover and Fay streets, Harrison avenue, Bristol and Albany streets, to the boundary line of Ward 12. WILLIAM G. BAIL, TERENCE F. FEELY. DIST. 16. That part of Ward 10 lying southerly and easterly of the centre line of location of the Providence Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the centre line of Berkeley street, to the boundary line of Ward 11. JoHN J. LEAHY, FRANCIS J. TIGHE. DIST. 17. That part of Ward 10 lying northerly and westerly of the centre line of location of the Providence Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the centre line of Berkeley street, to the boundary line of Ward 11. WALTER M. Louger, HUGH D. MonTAGUE, jr. DIST. 18. That part of Ward 11 lying easterly of a line beginning at the Charles river; thence by the centre line of Clarendon street, to the boundary line of Ward 10. FREDERICK H. TEMPLE, JosłPH A. NEAL. DIST. 19. That part of Ward 11 lying westerly of a line beginning at the Charles river; thence by the centre line of Clarendon street to the boundary line of Ward 10. WILLIAM H. ALLEN, JEROME. J. CROWLEY. DIST. 20. The whole of Ward 12. TIMOTHY: W. MURPHY, Josh PH EMANUELS.

DIST. 21. That part of Ward 13 lying northerly and easterly of a line beginning at the intersection of Fort Point Channel and Dorchester avenue, thence by the centre line of Dorchester avenue, West First, C, West Seventh and D streets, to the boundary line of Ward 15. WILLIAM H. CUDDY, GEO. A. PECKHAM. DIST. 22. That part of Ward 13 lying southerly and westerly of a line beginning at the intersection of Fort Point Channel and Dorchester avenue, thence by the centre lines of Dorchester avenue, West First, C, West Seventh and D streets to the boundary line of Ward 15. RogFR H. SCANNELL, JOSEPH F. RIPP. DIST. 23. The whole of Ward 14. JoHN C. Cook, JoBN J. TOOMEY. DIST. 24. The whole of Ward 15. CHARLEs O. BURRILL, JoBN H. HOUT. DIST. 25. That part of Ward 16 lying northerly and easterly of the centre lines of Norfolk avenue and Cottage street. WILLIAM B. SMART, SIMON C. WEIL. DIST. 26. That part of Ward 16 lying southerly and westerly of the centre lines of Norfolk avenue and Cottage street. A. GLENDON DYAR, JOHN S. MCDONOUGH. DIST. 27. The whole of Ward 17. THOMAS H. Bon D, JoHN J. DOWD. *. DIST. 28. The whole of Ward 18. Joseph T. Lyons, JoHN P. GEISHECKER. DIST. 29. That part of Ward 19 lying northerly and westerly of a line beginning at the boundary line between Boston and Brookline; thence by the centre lines of Huntington avenue, Tremont street and the centre line of the location of the Providence Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to Prentiss street. JAMEs P. Fox, John J. SULLIVAN. DIST. 30. That part of Ward 19 lying southerly and easterly of a line beginning at the boundary line between Boston and Brookline; thence by the centre lines of Huntington avenue and Tremont street, and the centre line of the location of the Providence Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to Prentiss street. John H. DONOVAN, GEORGE W. CROCKER. DIST. 31. That part of Ward 20 lying northerly and easterly of a line beginning at the junction of Quincy street and Columbia road; thence by the centre lines of Columbia road, Geneva avenue and Park street, to the boundary line of Ward 24. AARON WOLFson, DANIEL J. DALY. DIST. 32. That part of Ward 20 lying southerly and westerly of a line beginning at the junction of Quincy street and Columbia road; thence by the centre lines of Columbia road, Geneva avenue, and Park street to the boundary line of Ward 24. JAMES I. MooRE, John L. STILEs. DIST. 33. That part of Ward 21 lying northerly of a line beginning at the junction of Washington and Valentine streets; thence by the centre lines of Washington, Dale, Warren and Savin streets to the boundary line of Ward 16. ALONzo F. ANDREws, LOUIS BUREHARDT. DIST. 34. That part of Ward 21 lying southerly of a line beginning at the junction of Washington and Valentine streets; thence through Washington, Dale, Warren and Savin streets to the boundary line of Ward 16. John H. GRIGGs, HARRY C. BYRNE. DIST. 35. That part of Ward 22 lying northerly and easterly of a line beginning at the junction of Day street and Grotto glen; thence by the centre lines of Day and Centre streets and the centre line of location of the Providence Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to the boundary line of Ward 23. JoBN. E. HESLAN, WALTER E. MERRIAM. DIST. 36. That part of Ward 22 lying southerly and westerly of a line beginning at the junction of Day street and Grotto glen; thence by the centre lines of Day and Centre streets and the centre line of location of the Providence Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to the boundary line of Ward 23. RANDOLPH W. KING, HENRY J. To ALY. DIST. 37. That part of Ward 23 lying northerly and westerly of a line beginning at the boundary line between Boston and Newton; thence by the centre lines of Baker, Gardner and Spring streets, the centre line of location of the West Roxbury Branch, Providence Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and the centre line of location of the Providence Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to Green street. EDWARD P. BUTLER, JAMES F. DOWLING. DIST. 38. That part of Ward 23 lying northerly and easterly of a line beginning at the boundary line between Boston and Hyde Park; thence by the centre lines of Metropolitan avenue, Kittredge and Norfolk streets, and Dudley avenue, and the centre line of location of the West Roxbury Branch, Providence Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; and the centre line of location of the Providence Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, to Green street. JoBN H. GIBLIN, WARREN F. FREEMAN. DIST. 39. That part of Ward 23 lying southerly of a line beginning at the boundary line between Newton and Boston; thence by the centre lines of Baker, Gardner and Spring streets, the centre line of location of the West Roxbury Branch, Providence Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, the centre lines of Dudley avenue, Norfolk and Kittredge streets, and Metropolitan avenue, to the boundary line of Hyde Park. MICHAEL F. DoDAN, CLINTON P. DURYEA. DIST. 40. That part of Ward 24 lying northerly and easterly of a line beginning at the junction of Dorchester avenue and Greenwich street; thence by the centre lines of Dorchester avenue, Ashmont, Carruth, New Minot, Adams and Granite streets, to the ward line in Neponset river. DANIEL A. Down Ey, WILLIAM N. GooDw1N.

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